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Modification Requests In Community Associations: Do We Know What’S Reasonable?, Beth M. Gazes Jan 2022

Modification Requests In Community Associations: Do We Know What’S Reasonable?, Beth M. Gazes

Touro Law Review

The Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) as well as the New York State Human Rights Law (“HRL”) provide, inter alia, that qualifying individuals shall be granted reasonable modifications or accommodations to afford such individuals either full enjoyment of the premises or an equal opportunity to enjoy their dwelling, respectively. Both laws likely extend to common areas of the development but arrive at this protection in different ways. Namely, through the FHA’s implementing rules (“Rules”) and with guidance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), courts have easily interpreted the FHA to extend to common areas but stop short …


Recent Case Law, Disparate Impact, And Restrictive Zoning, Michael Lewyn Jan 2022

Recent Case Law, Disparate Impact, And Restrictive Zoning, Michael Lewyn

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The Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) prohibits housing discrimination, including the refusal to sell or rent housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national origin,and any policy or conduct that “otherwise make[s] unavailable or den[ies], a dwelling [based on these impermissible factors].”In 2015, the Supreme Court interpreted the “otherwise make unavailable” language of the Act to mean that the FHA includes not only claims for intentional discrimination, but also claims for disparate impact. Under the disparate impact doctrine, a defendant may be liable for facially neutral rules or policies that disproportionately favor one racial group over another.

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The Future Of Cryptocurrency And Real Estate Transactions, Rachel Silverstein Jan 2022

The Future Of Cryptocurrency And Real Estate Transactions, Rachel Silverstein

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are all the rage right now and are beginning to make their ways into everyday transactions— including real estate transactions. This article discusses whether using cryptocurrencies to complete real estate transactions will become the norm in the near future. Cryptocurrency laws in general are few and far between, but laws surrounding cryptocurrency and real property are even more sparse. Recent case law involving cryptocurrency is a major focus of this article, along with background knowledge about cryptocurrency and the meaning of “money” as we know it today. The article concludes with a discussion about the unlikelihood …


20 Ways To Fight Housing Discrimination, Ian Wilder Jan 2022

20 Ways To Fight Housing Discrimination, Ian Wilder

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When looking at the continuing size of the problem of discrimination it is easy to be paralyzed into inaction by the sweeping scope of the undertaking. A good remedy is to find actions that an individual can take to move toward justice. Though Dr. King is often quoted as stating that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” that bend in the arc is caused by legions of activists pulling the future toward justice. Robert Kennedy noted in his opposition to apartheid in South Africa that “a million different centers of energy and daring …


Theft, Extortion, And The Constitution: Land Use Practice Needs An Ethical Infusion, Michael M. Berger Jan 2022

Theft, Extortion, And The Constitution: Land Use Practice Needs An Ethical Infusion, Michael M. Berger

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There are many ways in which property owners/developers interact with regulators. To the extent that texts and articles deal with the ethical duties of the regulators, they tend to focus on things like conflicts of interest. But there is more. This article will examine numerous other ways in which regulators may run afoul of ethical practice in dealing with those whom they regulate


Charles Reich: Due Process In The Eye Of The Receiver, Harold Hongju Koh Jan 2021

Charles Reich: Due Process In The Eye Of The Receiver, Harold Hongju Koh

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Private Largess In The Digital Age: Privacy In Reich's The New Property, Raymond H. Brescia Jan 2021

Private Largess In The Digital Age: Privacy In Reich's The New Property, Raymond H. Brescia

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Table Of Contents Jan 2021

Table Of Contents

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Introduction To Charles A. Reich’S Keeping Up: Walking With Justice Douglas, Rodger D. Citron Jan 2020

Introduction To Charles A. Reich’S Keeping Up: Walking With Justice Douglas, Rodger D. Citron

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Caveat Emptor: Real Property Law’S “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card V. The Property Condition Disclosure Act, Alessandra E. Albano Jan 2020

Caveat Emptor: Real Property Law’S “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card V. The Property Condition Disclosure Act, Alessandra E. Albano

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Introduction To The Conference: Commemorating The Life And Legacy Of Charles A. Reich, Rodger D. Citron Jan 2020

Introduction To The Conference: Commemorating The Life And Legacy Of Charles A. Reich, Rodger D. Citron

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Completing The Portrait: Concluding Thoughts About Charles Reich, Rodger D. Citron Jan 2020

Completing The Portrait: Concluding Thoughts About Charles Reich, Rodger D. Citron

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Due Process Supreme Court Rockland County Jul 2019

Due Process Supreme Court Rockland County

Touro Law Review

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Taking Back Bitcoin, Zachary Segal Jan 2018

Taking Back Bitcoin, Zachary Segal

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The Public Trust Doctrine: The Development Of New York’S Doctrine And How It Can Improve, Steven Fink Jan 2018

The Public Trust Doctrine: The Development Of New York’S Doctrine And How It Can Improve, Steven Fink

Touro Law Review

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Procedural Due Process Claims, Erwin Chemerinsky Apr 2016

Procedural Due Process Claims, Erwin Chemerinsky

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Palazzolo V. Rhode Island: The Supreme Court’S Expansion Of Subsequent Owner's Rights Under The Takings Clause, Leon D. Lazer Mar 2016

Palazzolo V. Rhode Island: The Supreme Court’S Expansion Of Subsequent Owner's Rights Under The Takings Clause, Leon D. Lazer

Touro Law Review

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When Scalia Wasn't Such An Originalist, Michael Lewyn Jan 2016

When Scalia Wasn't Such An Originalist, Michael Lewyn

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A Modern Guide To The Modifications Of The Rule Against Perpetuities In New York, Kyle G. Durante Jan 2016

A Modern Guide To The Modifications Of The Rule Against Perpetuities In New York, Kyle G. Durante

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Paddling In Mr. Potter's Backyard: Navigating New York's Navigable-In-Fact Doctrine, Matthew Ingber Jan 2016

Paddling In Mr. Potter's Backyard: Navigating New York's Navigable-In-Fact Doctrine, Matthew Ingber

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The Availability Of Benefit Of The Bargain Expectancy-Based Damages For Buyers Defrauded In California Real Estate Transactions, Laurence A. Steckman, Robert E. Conner, Kris Steckman Taylor Aug 2015

The Availability Of Benefit Of The Bargain Expectancy-Based Damages For Buyers Defrauded In California Real Estate Transactions, Laurence A. Steckman, Robert E. Conner, Kris Steckman Taylor

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I'M In The Pursuit Of Your Property: How The Government Disguises A Taking, Amanda Miller Aug 2015

I'M In The Pursuit Of Your Property: How The Government Disguises A Taking, Amanda Miller

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Supreme Court 2002 Term - The Property Cases: Iolta, Qui Tam Actions, And Punitive Damages, Leon D. Lazer Dec 2014

Supreme Court 2002 Term - The Property Cases: Iolta, Qui Tam Actions, And Punitive Damages, Leon D. Lazer

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The Property Rights Revolution That Failed: Eminent Domain In The 2004 Supreme Court Term, David Schultz Dec 2014

The Property Rights Revolution That Failed: Eminent Domain In The 2004 Supreme Court Term, David Schultz

Touro Law Review

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Takings Cases In The October 2004 Term, Leon D. Lazer Dec 2014

Takings Cases In The October 2004 Term, Leon D. Lazer

Touro Law Review

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Federalism Cases In The October 2004 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky Dec 2014

Federalism Cases In The October 2004 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court, New York County, Uhlfelder V. Weinshall, David Schoenhaar Nov 2014

Supreme Court, New York County, Uhlfelder V. Weinshall, David Schoenhaar

Touro Law Review

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Court Of Appeals Of New York, Consumers Union Of United States, Inc. V. New York, Daphne Vlcek Nov 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, Consumers Union Of United States, Inc. V. New York, Daphne Vlcek

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Court Of Appeals Of New York, Harner V. County Of Tioga, Gerald C. Waters Jr. Nov 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, Harner V. County Of Tioga, Gerald C. Waters Jr.

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The Price Of Protection: Compensation For Partial Takings Along The Coast, Matthew Hromadka Oct 2014

The Price Of Protection: Compensation For Partial Takings Along The Coast, Matthew Hromadka

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